Colm Begley

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Colm Begley

Personal information
Full name Colm Begley
Date of Birth August 31, 1986 (1986-08-31) (age 21)
Place of Birth Flag of Ireland Ireland
Recruited from Laois GAA (Gaelic football)
Draft International rookie
Brisbane Lions
Height/Weight 186cm / 81kg
Club information
Current club Flag of Queensland Brisbane Lions
Number 46
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2006- Flag of Queensland Brisbane Lions 21 (6)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2007 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Colm Begley is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who now plays Australian rules football for the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League team.

Begley was scouted by the Lions football manager Graeme Allan, along with several other potential recruits during a training camp in Ireland, after first seeing a near best on ground performance from the young Irishman in the Under 19s International Rules series playing for Ireland against Australia. Among the players targeted by the Lions were Sean Cavanagh, a 22-year-old from the Irish national team who later refused a lucrative offer amongst much public controversy, Brendan Quigley (who returned home after a brief training stint with the Lions), James Coglan and Martin Clarke (who has since signed as a rookie with the Collingwood Football Club). The Lions managed to, however, enticed Begley to move to Australia for a lucrative contract in 2005.

Having played his very first game of Australian rules immediately after moving from Ireland to Australia in 2006, in just his third game of Australian football only weeks later, he lined up in the NAB Cup quarter-final. In the game he picked up a total of 6 possessions and one mark whilst playing on Melbourne speedster Aaron Davey.

He was not used again until he was elevated later to the senior list later in the season after the Lions suffered a string of injuries to regular players, though he was retained as a rookie-listed player at the end of the season.

In his senior debut against the West Coast Eagles he gathered 7 possessions, 7 marks and 2 hitouts, lining up on Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd.

Following his good form through the 2007 NAB Cup, Begley was once again elevated onto the Brisbane Lions senior playing list and was soon after named on the interchange bench in the Lions' first game for the season.

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1. http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/C/Colm_Begley.html

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